Chris Brown claimed he was invited after which uninvited to the NBA’s All-Star Sport Weekend.
Brown, 34, shared alleged screenshots through Instagram Story of emails welcoming him to 2024’s All-Star Weekend, the place he would have performed within the NBA ESPN All-Star Celeb Sport at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium. In his assertion, Brown instructed that Ruffles, one of many sport’s sponsors, took difficulty together with his involvement.
“I used to be requested by the NBA to play within the all star sport this 12 months!” Brown wrote on his Instagram Story on Friday, February 16. “Just for them to name later and say they couldn’t do it due to their sponsors, like RUFFLES. At this level I’m sick of individuals bothering me and I’m bored with dwelling within the f–king previous.”
Brown added, “I posted the emails so yall might see. The NBA nonetheless was tryna get me to come back and sit courtroom aspect… NOT F—KING HAPPENING.” He concluded his assertion with: “I solely go the place I’m appreciated.” The emails additionally included mock-ups of the uniforms for Brown’s celeb workforce, which might have been coached by rapper Lil Wayne.
Brown shared these screenshots on Instagram hours after the sport happened. Primarily based on the emails, Brown had been linked to his level of contact for the occasion, who would deal with his schedule, journey and transportation for your complete weekend.
Per the NBA web site, one workforce was coached by Stephen A. Smith, Lil Wayne and A’ja Wilson whereas Shannon Sharpe and 50 Cent led the opposite. The All-Star Celeb Sport contributors included Jennifer Hudson, AJ McLean, Lilly Singh and Quincy Isaiah, amongst others.
Chris Brown attends the Celeb Basketball Sport In the course of the 2017 BET Expertise on June 24 in Los Angeles. Prince Williams/Filmmagic
Off the courtroom, Brown has a historical past of unsportsmanlike conduct. In Could 2023, Brown and Usher appeared to have a heated argument at Brown’s Las Vegas party, effectively earlier than the My Manner singer’s stint on the 2024 Tremendous Bowl halftime present.
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Usher, a longtime good friend and collaborator of Brown’s, reportedly intervened when the With You singer wouldn’t go away fellow performer and occasion visitor Teyana Taylor alone. This allegedly led to a bodily altercation between the 2 males that resulted in a bloody nostril for Usher.
Earlier than the incident in Las Vegas, Brown had been investigated by Los Angeles police after he was accused of “putting” a girl in June 2021, Us confirmed on the time.
Brown has been embroiled in authorized bother on and off for years, beginning together with his 2009 arrest for home violence after he bodily assaulted then-girlfriend Rihanna. He pleaded responsible to 1 rely of felony assault in 2009. He obtained 5 years probation and spent 180 days doing neighborhood labor in Virginia.
That was removed from the top of his authorized bother. In 2017, his ex Karrueche Tran was granted a five-year restraining order towards Brown after he allegedly turned aggressive towards her. Tran accused him of sending violent textual content messages and punching her within the abdomen twice.
In 2018, Brown and two associates have been sued for sexual battery, battery and assault and intentional infliction of emotional misery after an nameless girl who claimed she was held down and assaulted in his dwelling throughout a celebration. The lawsuit was dismissed and settled out of courtroom in 2020.
The next 12 months, Brown was detained in Paris for potential prices of aggravated rape after a girl filed a police report. The case was later dropped and Brown filed a defamation go well with towards the lady.
In 2021, Brown was sued for allegedly drugging and raping a girl in Miami, however a decide dismissed the case in August 2022 after textual content messages confirmed the lady asking to see Brown after the alleged assault.
